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Mulch that garlic, hire some folks, and get to market!

2/1/2018

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​Last week, we mulched the garlic. We took those beautiful, sunny, warm days and got out in the field. We put hay down thick in hopes that the ribbon thick nose of the garlic leaves will push through, but not the weeds. Hay is not the best option for mulching because of all the seeds in it but sometimes you work with what you've got. My hope is that the hay will keep the keep down the weeds that it plants, at least for this season. While we mulched, we saw lots of root growth, not too many cloves pushed up in the soil by ground freeze and thaw (heaving), and some leaf growth but not too much. I have a good feeling about the garlic this year. 


And the notorious we? Tony, an applicant for the coming season helped out! He did an excellent job, was a pleasure to work with, and is a candidate for a position on the farm. That's right folks, we are hiring and have full-time, part-time, workshare positions available! Visit our website here for more information. Please feel free to post our job listing anywhere you think is relevant and if you think of a good place to hang a flyer, let us know and we will get on there. 

In the meantime, we still have our slew of roots, tasty squash (probably the last week) and fabulous cabbage forever! We will be at both markets this week so come on out and see us!

​All the best!
Helen, Jim, Exie the dog, and the Lake Divide Farm Crew!
Vegetables!
Cabbage: Green, red, round, crinkly, smooth, ALL DELICIOUS! Check out our pseudo-brussels-cabbage too!
Carrots: Orange, White, Yellow, and some sneaky purples
Garlic
Kohlrabi: Beastly beauties. I have been cubing and roasting them and can't get enough. I don't even peel the little ones!
Potatoes: White, red skinned, and fingerlings!
Radishes: Loose daikon, green meat (sweet daikon), black, watermelon
Rutabaga
Winter squash: Long pie, spaghetti, butternut
Turnips- Purple Top and a sweet white ruta-turnip


*We send this email out before harvest, and although we do our very best to make accurate predictions, crops and quantities found at market may vary. 
Markets, always rain or shine!
(we begin attending on dates listed above)

Saturday: Ann Arbor and Chelsea 
The Ann Arbor Market is located in the Kerrytown District at 315 Detroit St, Ann Arbor, MI. The market runs from May thru December, 7 am to 3 pm and January thru April from 8 am to 3 pm.

The Chelsea Farmers' Market is in the cafeteria of the Washington Street Education Center at 500 Washington Street in Chelsea, It runs November through March from 9 am to 1 pm.
We are currently revamping our spreadsheets. Updated balances will be in the next email. If you need your balance, don't hesitate to email.
1 Comment
Christopher Shott
2/1/2018 01:11:58 pm

I appreciate these updates but might I make a suggestion to jazz them up? For the remainder of the winter Jim must live outside with only a burlap sack for clothing. Each farm update can also give an update on Jim's survival. Sound good?

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